[opening theme music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] For the first time in over 2,000 days,
NXT is back at Full Sail University.
Full Sail Live has hosted more than 400 episodes of NXT,
and we add another tonight with Homecoming.
[instrumental music playing]
[Triple H] This is the future of the WWE.
So when you tune in a few years from now to WrestleMania,
you're going to be seeing those guys in the main event
and you're going to be able to say I saw 'em here at Full Sail first.
I came here to NXT to do what I do best!
NXT leads that future.
[Rollins] Rip the roots out of the ground…
-Say my name! -[Rollins] …and change the world!
[commentator] Seth Rollins has become the first NXT champion!
Today is the day that Bray Wyatt decided he was going to change everything!
[Triple H] This is your show!
This is your arena!
And this is now the home of NXT!
And the next generation has arrived.
[woman] NXT is revolutionizing women's wrestling.
[commentator 2] …NXT Women's Champion!
And NXT is my home.
[all] NXT! NXT!
[man] The takeover is underway!
[rock music playing]
♪ You could've been all I wanted ♪
♪ But if you really loved me ♪
♪ You would've endured my world ♪
The future is so bright, and I tell you,
every time I'm here, it is inspiring.
[commentator 3] Sami Zayn has won it!
I will forever look back at NXT as like a feather in my cap
and a crowning achievement.
[Owens] I need the NXT title so that I can come back here
and shove it in their stupid faces!
Mark my words. We're gonna main event WrestleMania.
♪ You stormed off to scar the armada ♪
♪ With love and devotion ♪
♪ I'll die as you sleep ♪
Seeing the reaction of the crowd in Full Sail… it's special.
Kinshasa!
[Drew] Glorious!
It's been said this all started with a whisper.
It was just the beginning.
[commentator 4] Rhea Ripley new NXT Women's Champion!
Full Sail, what's up?
Golding, Daddy's home.
People are going to look back at this period of NXT
as one of the greatest periods in wrestling history.
[Michaels] I want all of us to continue to make NXT
exactly what it's always been.
The best wrestling brand in the world today.
You want to know what gives them the right to chant NXT?
Because this is their home.
[Triple H] Full Sail University,
you guys are NXT.
Thank you for always believing.
Thank you for the support. And we'll see you next time.
["Roar of the Crowd" playing]
♪ The roar of the crowd Stomp your feet to the ground ♪
♪ Give it all to me now ♪
♪ 'Cause you called for me ♪
♪ Called for me ♪
♪ Awake to the sound To the screams getting loud ♪
♪ Give it all to me now ♪
♪ 'Cause you called for me Called for me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Welcome everyone to NXT at Full Sail University.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
["King of Kings" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ The King of Kings ♪
♪ On your knees, dog ♪
♪ Bow down to the… Bow down to the king ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the CCO of WWE,
Paul "Triple H" Levesque!
[crowd cheering]
♪ Bow down to the… Bow down to the king ♪
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[crowd chanting] Triple H!
I cannot tell you how good it feels to come home.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Welcome home!
These three letters right here are something special.
This place, Full Sail,
this building, this room is something special.
For every talent that walked out of that
-video board right there. -[laughter]
I was gonna say curtain but there isn't one.
For every talent, for every production person,
for every staff member, for every crew.
For every kid that went to Full Sail University
and was a part of this process…
all of you are special.
[man yells] We love you, Trip!
[crowd cheering]
And here's the thing.
Here's… here's the thing.
No, no, hold on a second.
I want to make a point here
because what is really special about this is all of you.
[crowd cheering]
Everybody that's in this building right now,
everybody that is home watching on the CW.
You are special.
You are why this is here.
You are why NXT is stronger than ever.
[crowd cheering]
All of you…
All of you took something that started as a whisper,
just a little tiny whisper,
quietly going along,
and you turned it into an undeniable roar!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] NXT!
Your passion for this, along with the talent
and everybody else that did this for no other reason than their passion.
Your passion for this turned it into that roar.
Your passion for this shattered conventions.
Your passion for this allowed NXT to take over.
[crowd cheering]
So it is on you.
Your moment.
You are the ones
that said NXT is the future.
You are the ones that said
"NXT, that future is now."
You are the ones that stood up on your feet…
[crowd cheering]
…and shouted at the top of your lungs.
We are NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "NXT"]
So allow me to come out here now
and stand up for you and say thank you.
[crowd cheering]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ I think I'm cute. I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I got the looks That drives the girls wild ♪
♪ I got the moves ♪
♪ That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills ♪
♪ Up and down their spine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -[crowd sings] ♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -[crowd sings] ♪ Boy toy ♪
[Michaels] All right, okay. I'm thrilled to have everybody--
[crowd sings] ♪ Sexy boy ♪
[chuckles] Thank you all very much. You know something--
[crowd sings] ♪ Boy toy ♪
We're just gonna keep on singing, aren't we?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "HBK"]
Thank you all very much.
You know, as I came walking out of that…
video board, is it?
-Um-- -Well, there's no curtain, right?
-Yeah. -[chuckles]
I have to tell you, we are all thrilled to have you here at NXT Homecoming.
Now I know
you are busy.
You're out there selling out million-dollar gates
with RAW and SmackDown.
You're out there making multibillion-dollar deals,
which, by the way, we are all very thankful for.
[crowd cheering]
But I gotta let you know
myself and my NXT Superstars are ready
to steer this ship into the future.
[crowd cheering]
And I gotta tell you,
Shawn, you, your team, the talent,
everybody has knocked it outta the park.
It is the best thing on the CW.
You are lighting the world on fire.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Thank you, Shawn"]
Yes. Thank you, Shawn.
[crowd laughs]
But…
[indistinct shouting]
[crowd exclaims]
What if…
what if…
just what if I said I wanted to come back?
[crowd gasping]
[crowd exclaims indistinctly]
Well…
I really didn't want this to get all uncomfortable, but,
then we would have a very, very
big problem.
[crowd gasping]
["Regality" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd continues cheering]
[crowd chanting "Regal"]
[chanting stops]
[crowd exclaiming indistinctly]
Gentlemen, please.
I know how to settle this.
There's only one way.
[crowd cheering]
Do you mind? That's my thing.
[crowd exclaims]
Pretend you didn't do that. Take this off the edit.
[crowd chuckles softly]
WarGames!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "WarGames"]
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Joseph] What else can happen
to kick off Homecoming?
[Booker T chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
["The Fury" playing]
[crowd cheering]
They're our WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Welcome home!"]
[chanting continues]
[chanting stops]
Wow, Charlotte.
[crowd cheering]
I think… I think they argue more than we do.
[crowd chuckles]
We don't argue, we're besties.
[Bliss] No, we don't.
Res… I know I said it. [chuckles]
Respectfully, Shawn, Triple H.
It doesn't matter who was in charge or who is in charge.
-The women have always… -[crowd cheering]
…run NXT.
This is where the women's revolution started,
right here, at Full Sail University…
with women like The Four--
[crowd chanting "Very impressive!"]
Wait, I could let you guys chant all night, but I have to say these names.
The Four Horsewomen.
[crowd cheering]
Paige.
[crowd cheers]
Asuka.
[crowd cheers]
Carmella.
[crowd cheers]
Alexa Bliss.
[crowd cheering]
Charlotte Flair.
[crowd cheering]
We have so many names. We have Iyo, Rhea, Ember.
I could go… Shayna and Nia. I could go on forever.
But, you know, we have a tag team title match.
[crowd cheering]
My point being, the women have always been the backbone of NXT.
[crowd cheers]
And that's never gonna change.
And if you aren't down with that,
we got two words for you…
[crowd] "Suck it!"
[pop music playing]
[Joseph] Well, Booker, that is hard to argue that the women's division
here in NXT, it is, truly is the backbone of this brand.
[Booker T] I agree.
[Joseph] And we're getting ready to kick things off
with those WWE women's tag team titles on the line.
There you see the challengers,
The Culling, Izzi Dame on the right,
Tatum Paxley on the left,
with Lyra Valkyria being back, Tatum better focus.
Who's walking out with the gold?
["Truth and Pain" playing]
♪ Truth will ultimately prevail ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ But there's pain bringing it to light ♪
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall,
is for the WWE Women's Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring, representing The Culling,
Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley.
[Joseph] Well, Book, I gotta ask you,
are there any nerves inside the challengers?
This is the biggest match of their careers.
[Booker T] Of course. Of course, there's gonna be nerves, man.
Always talking about those butterflies,
getting those butterflies to line up and fly straight on this night.
Oh, yes, man. I'm ready.
[Joseph] For Tatum Paxley, I wonder if she's a little extra motivated.
We just saw Lyra Valkyria, who is here to compete tonight.
Her friend, we've seen it, we sat here,
we've seen the ups and downs of their relationship.
But did you see the smile on Tatum Paxley?
[Booker T] Of course she's motivated.
You know why? She's got a hell of a motivator
in Shawn Spears.
-[bell rings] -[Joseph] That's very true as well.
Last time, the WWE Women's Tag Team titles were defended on NXT earlier this year.
Champions, though, are proof, Booker, opposites attract.
[Booker T] Well, you know, sometimes, sometimes it is. But you know what?
I think it's a bigger picture going on there. We gotta talk about that.
[Joseph] I wanna talk about Alexa Bliss and…
Tatum Paxley trying to…
one up each other with their, uh…
-I guess, dolls is the lack of-- -[Booker T] It's diabolical right here.
This is diabolical.
[indistinct]
[Booker T] I love that. Nothing happened, but everything,
and I'm talking everything, happened there, man. Did you see it?
[Joseph] I saw it, Book, and it smacked me right in the face.
I saw it.
-[Booker T] Yes! -[Joseph] So much history here.
Alexa Bliss' tag team partner Charlotte Flair,
of course, defeated Natalya to win her first ever
NXT Women's Championship.
that happened here in 2014.
Full Sail University is Tatum Paxley's, uh…
I mean, is this what you're talking about was diabolical?
[Booker T] Tatum Paxley has found someone on her level tonight.
Oh, yes!
-Didn't I tell you? -[Vic] I think they're trying to--
I don't even know what you'd call it.
Out of the ropes, into the high crossbody
and into a nearfall.
Championship… Abigail has countered quickly.
Tatum just getting out of dodge.
And look, have Flair and Bliss been able to overcome their differences?
Obviously but how have they been able to do that
and turn into a championship duel?
[Booker T] You know what? The billionaires club. That's what I call it.
You've got two ladies that's had a lot of success.
Oh, yes! It is the championship level.
-There's the… -[Vic] Oh, look at this.
Tag was made. Charlotte Flair, Izzi Dame.
But I'm surprised you are on top of your game right now.
I figured you'd be-- well, after being at the Texans game last night.
I thought you wouldn't be 100%.
[Booker T] I'm not after that loss, man. I'm a little devastated but next time.
Next time. Preparation is the only look.
[Vic] Charlotte Flair has not competed on NXT TV since 2020.
[crowd chanting] Charlotte! Charlotte!
[Booker T] Oh, baby. That's what I'm talking about.
You can't give Charlotte Flair any respect.
[Vic] Oh!
Charlotte Flair answering right away and here is Izzi Dame.
There are two powerhouses in this matchup.
You know, The Culling earned this opportunity
winning a triple threat eliminator last week.
This is our first championship, by the way, of the night.
The North American title still to be defended
here later tonight at NXT Homecoming.
[Booker T] And we must say that
Izzi Dame has been proving her mettle in The Culling, man.
Definitely got The Culling on point tonight.
Like I said, they could walk away with a victory.
This would be huge.
[Vic] And The Culling understands who they are in the ring with.
And Charlotte Flair chopping Izzi now.
Bliss charging in. She takes down Tatum Paxley.
And a little two-for-one from the champions to the challengers.
[Booker T] Double up. Double up. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Flair and Bliss in control. Who walks out tonight with the gold?
Shawn Spears has Tatum and Izzi motivated.
You have to wonder, how did he do that?
[Booker T] Well, because like I said, Shawn Spears, he's talked about that.
He's went to the mountaintop. It's about his following now.
It's about his family, The Culling.
And right now, they're in prime position. Oh!
[Vic] Well, Spears knows The Culling needs goal to increase their power.
That was getting put over the top was Tatum by Charlottle.
Charlotte starting to fire back.
Bringing a little bit of separation followed by an under.
[crowd exclaims]
And look at Tatum from behind.
Oh, and she just paid the price too
with Shawn Spears on the outside yelling at both women.
-But Charlotte Flair chopping down-- -[Booker T] Oh, yes.
Letting it fly, baby.
[Vic] Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre they're watching somewhere
with content know that they are next in line.
-… -[Booker T] Oh! Wait a minute.
[Vic] Also, we have the North American title later tonight
but we almost had a championship title change
to kick us off here on Homecoming.
[Booker T] I'm surprised. That right there was such a big move
and Alexa Bliss did not move to make a--
a save right there, I'm so surprised.
[Vic] What a night it has already been.
Triple H, Shawn Michaels.
This six-woman main event.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] The NXT universe on their feet.
And right now, a lot of TNA wrestlers taking to social media,
letting their voices be heard about NXT and Homecoming
-here from Full Sail University. -[Booker T] You know why?
Because everybody wants a piece of the action.
They want a little champagne. A little caviar dreams.
I get it. All right, get in line. Get in line.
[Vic] Well, speaking of getting in line,
we got a woman in line for the Women's Tag Team Title.
We're talking about Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre.
[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] You talk about wanting some and getting some.
Alexa Bliss needs to get back into this matchup.
Does she not, for her team? This is a pivotal point in the matchup.
[Booker T] Alexa Bliss is waiting right now.
Like I said, she should have been motivated
to make that save earlier.
She could have gotten that tag.
-[Vic] There it is. -[Booker T] Here we go.
[Vic] It is Alexa Bliss's first match since august of 2016 here in NXT.
Big dropkick takes down Tatum.
Listen, Flair of course has had battles in the past here on this brand.
Working here together.
And take a look at the combination offense.
[Booker T] Yes, right there.
Alexa Bliss is fired up.
Oh, yes.
Could that be it? Could that be it?
[Vic] Tatum's left shoulder just getting off the mat.
Alexa Bliss right now has been waiting patiently on the outside
to get back into the matchup.
She knows right now, right? I mean, you've been in this situation.
She's gotta put this match on her shoulders, does she not?
[Booker T] I'd say wasting a little time right there but Alexa--
Wait a minute. Look at the eyes.
[Vic] Oh! High-impact offense.
Alexa Bliss could be looking to get twisted here at Homecoming.
Looking for the Twisted Bliss.
Izzi Dame though, and I think Shawn Spears outside was yelling at Izzi to get up.
Right here in front of us.
-Niko Vance just paid the price. -[Booker T] Whoa!
[Vic] Bodies all around.
And Spears. Twisted Bliss but the knees got up from Tatum Paxley.
Paxley quickly from behind. Shoulders down. Shoulders down.
A kick out.
-[Booker T] Man. -[Vic] So close but not quite yet.
Oh, the champions right now. They're on the back foot, Book.
[Booker T] Yeah, right now, Charlotte Flair is wondering
what the hell's going on.
[Vic] …the official.
The official distracted because of Charlotte Flair.
[Booker T] Oh, baby. We got intense. We got intense.
[Vic] Able to break things up again.
Everything starting to fall apart in this matchup.
Chip Danning's starting to lose control.
[Booker T] Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss have a fight on their hands.
But here we go. Tatum Paxley, oh!
Tatum's looking at 450. Had to roll right through.
Got right back up, charges in. Got caught.
-And now got snatched. -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] Here comes a little sister Abigail
and you know what that means.
The champions retain.
[bell dings]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and still the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss!
[Vic] Quite the Homecoming for Bliss and Flair.
That could have been us but you decided to hit me with a Sol Snatcher last week.
I said I was sorry, okay?
You are the best athlete here.
You're telling me you don't notice and stop yourself?
-So, you expect me to stop mid-flip… -Yeah.
…but you can't stop yourself when you're about to spear me for the third--
Okay, that's enough of that.
Sol, what you need to be doing is focusing on your opponent
for No Mercy because next week, after I beat Candice LeRae,
you're gonna have a lot more to--
No, no, no, no.
Oh, to be so young and foolish.
You can't beat me and you can go ahead and polish my title up for me.
Because I will be facing her at No Mercy, okay?
-Yeah. -[Shayna] Enough!
Oh, hell no.
[crowd cheering]
Save it.
-Double champ, huh? -Yeah.
Look, I made history at NXT holding gold
longer than any other woman has, okay?
So to get from me.
Fix this.
I held tag titles too and I get it.
I've had my share of tag partners.
What you have, I remember just… [sighs]
apologize.
Fix it and you will get everything you want, okay?
[crowd cheering]
-We okay? -Yeah. We're good.
[Vic] Well, it's a generational NXT showcase.
The biggest tag team action in NXT history is next.
["Locked In" playing]
[crowd chanting] Who's that Trick?
[Booker T] Oh…
Oh.
That's right!
What?
Yeah.
Uh-huh.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag-team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Columbia, South Carolina, weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the TNA world champion,
Trick Williams!
[Vic] And Booker, there is a lot of chatter
right now on social media from other TNA wrestlers.
From personalities that are very upset
that they weren't asked be here tonight.
[Booker T laughing] Look, man.
Everybody can't get an invite to the party.
Hey yo, cut that music.
[Booker T] Come on, dawg.
One thing's for sure.
Two things for certain.
That's all it is.
[Carmelo] That's all it's gonna be.
[crowd cheering]
["The Greatest" playing]
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest, ain't no hatin' I'm the best here! ♪
♪ You want your shot, well I guess you wait till next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top, get respect while I get fit ♪
♪ Who got a problem huh? Tell 'em to step here ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest… ♪
[announcer] And his tag team partner from Boston, Massachusetts weighing in
at 210 pounds,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Booker T] Yeah, if you-- Look at that boy, Carmelo Hayes, that's him.
That's him, just like a lot of those guys in TNA.
Carmelo's here, they wish they was here tonight,
but let me tell you right now.
This is a historical night.
You got to be on top of your game if you wanna show up at NXT homecoming.
This is the big one, though.
[theme music continues]
You better get some, you better get some quick.
You gonna need some insurance tonight.
["No One Will Survive" plays]
[yells]
[Vic] Turning back the clock for homecoming
is the former two-time NXT champion.
Welcome back home, Tommaso.
["Rebel Heart" playing]
And once a rebel heart, always a rebel heart.
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 407 pounds,
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano,
DIY!
[crowd chanting] DIY! DIY! DIY!
[Booker T] These guys are excited tonight, man.
[Vic] And look, Gargano and Ciampa,
they walked around earlier, they looked at what was new here inside Full Sail Live.
And to think through all the 400 plus episodes of NXT,
over 1,700 students have worked alongside WWE.
A great partnership, much like the partnership between Gargano,
Ciampa, DIY.
[Booker T] Yeah, but let me tell you something,
things have changed a whole lot here at NXT since these guys last appeared.
-You must agree with me on that, right? -Well, look,
there's a lot of things we can disagree on.
-We got Trick Williams. -I understand where you're coming from.
But, look, DIY's got home field advantage right now.
They've created so many memories here inside Full Sail University.
As a tag was made and there's a big dropkick.
I call home field advantage right there, big dropkick to the mouth by that boy
Trick Williams.
Set for the biggest tag team matchup here in NXT history, Tommaso Ciampa tags in.
No doubt, this is generations of NXT clashing.
Tonight reminds me of War Games: Black and Gold versus 2.0.
It was 2.0 that was victorious on that night,
a team that featured Carmelo Hayes, and I'm sure a DIY remembers
everything about that evening.
-Wait a minute. -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Got that look in his eyes.
Gargano wiping out Hayes, wiping out Trick.
Welcome back home, DIY!
Much like Bliss and Flair, DIY's legacy cemented here in NXT.
But on the shoulders of Trick Williams was Tommaso Ciampa, who answers back.
And Ciampa needs to make a tag.
Got caught up after that copper weather kick.
Landed a big shot of his own right now,
-Trick is in dire straits. -I hate to keep bringing this up,
but I keep getting buzzed on social media.
TNA wrestlers are now issuing warnings to NXT and Shawn Michaels.
You know what, they need to stop complaining on social media,
that's the problem.
[Vic] And Johnny Gargano coming right back in, step up enzuigiri,
rocking Trick, coming in double knees to Carmelo Hayes.
And look, we've talked about all four of these from last week.
All four issues with their partners.
One team has moved on.
Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.
DIY, they've moved on. Their opponents, not quite sure.
I don't think they moved on. They came back here to NXT
with the good old days, you know what I mean?
-Where they was winning everything. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, Gargano got caught.
Looking for a DDT counter.
Could have gone right down face first into the steel,
able to counter for a moment. Gargano turning around,
put the brakes on for a second. Carmelo Hayes.
-Gargano, something's gotta give. -Wow.
-And there's that spear. -Got all of it.
Into the cover for the win, and Carmelo just kicking out.
Booker, take another look, feel this impact from Gargano to Hayes.
[Booker T] Just watch that three count almost go down right there,
so there is a little animosity still there.
[Vic] Gotta wonder where Carmelo Hayes' head at, big week for Hayes.
Friday in Toledo, he'll face Sami Zayn for the United States Championship.
What a match we witnessed last Friday between Phoenix and Zayn,
and, oh!
Tommaso catching the foot of Gargano is tagging himself in.
[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Trick Williams who's wiping out the field.
[Vic] Bam, drops Tommaso.
Johnny goes up, Johnny goes down.
One-man flapjack and the TNA champion is rolling.
[Booker T] That's Trick Williams right there.
Can I say it? Can I say it? He is, he is a hell of a champ.
Whoa, whoa, looking for the trick shot. Setting up Tommaso.
-See what I'm saying? -You see Carmelo Hayes wink at Trick.
[Booker T] You see what I'm saying?
Yeah, I see what you're saying.
But I also see maybe Carmelo Hayes taking the spotlight.
[crowd chanting] Rebel! Rebel! Rebel!
Bork.
Trick.
Drop. Gargano?
Was he aiming for Carmelo?
[Booker T] Friend to the end, man, brother to the pole right here.
-And hoist it up. -Let's finish it, let's finish it.
How about that combination offense?
Carmelo, that is legal. Into the cover and a kick out.
And a save, I should say.
-What a match! -[crowd chanting] NXT!
That says it all right there about Mello and Trick, doesn't it?
Take another look, I mean…
Lookl, Trick and Mello never won the tag team titles here in NXT.
They came up short in the Dusty Cup, but they've always had each other's back
as a superkick connected from Gargano.
-And then, oh! -[Booker T] Oh, baby.
Big knee from Tommaso.
Hayes right back in, able to counter. Wait a minute, look at Tommaso.
[Booker T] Oh, my God.
You can say that again, and he's legal, into the cover.
-[crowd] Two-- -Oh!
[Booker T] That would have been a huge loss for Carmelo Hayes
heading into a big match with Sami Zayn.
He doesn't need that, he doesn't need that on his mind, on his conscience,
-going into a match with Zayn. -Wait, what's Trick doing?
Trick with a TNA World Title, you're gonna get disqualified?
-Come on. -[Vic] What-- Ref!
Didn't see it, Tommaso though, the veteran, rolling right through.
Up and down.
-[Booker T] Got all of it. -[Vic] He certainly did it,
Tommaso Ciampa called for Gargano, made the tag.
And these two looking to meet in the middle.
Carmelo Hayes sacrificing himself. Carmelo wants both of them.
Hayes is fighting now by himself.
[Booker T] Like I say, twin brothers from different mothers.
-They got each other. -[Vic] Oh! Shatter Machine.
[Booker T] Oh, my God!
[Vic] A Shatter Machine from DIY.
Meet in the middle.
Gargano falls into the cover for the victory.
Trick Williams again, as you mentioned, having his brother's back.
But you can tell Trick and Melo not quite on the game right there,
but… in the nick of time to save his brother.
[Vic] And now.
I'm pretty sure Tommaso and Trick Williams are the illegal superstars.
Hey, The Miz, what in the hell?
A Skull Crushing Finale.
The official didn't see it.
The official taking care of Trick and Tommaso.
Carmelo Hayes at the top looking for nothing but this.
[Booker T] That's a dunk, that slam dunk.
[Vic] Not like this.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell dinging] -The Miz helped Trick Melo steal this.
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] You're laughing. You think this is cool?
[Booker T] You ain't cheat, you ain't trying, man.
All right, I'm not gonna buy into what you're talking about.
That's a big win for Carmelo Hayes, heading into a big match with Sami Zayn.
That's what it's all about.
[Vic] That United States Championship match this Friday,
but right now, a reminder to Trick and everyone, Melo don't miss.
Well there, Prince Pretty…
Tyler Breeze looking for gold tonight.
North American Championship on the line, next.
-Sami Zayn, welcome to Homecoming. -Thank you so much.
-How does it feel being back at Full Sail? -Crazy.
Actually, it's kind of emotional for me. [laughs]
I walked in here and I was flooded with so many memories.
One of my favorite matches I've ever had was in this building,
winning the NXT Championship.
[sighs] I'm just reminded of that time, coming up,
and there was so many people with so much potential.
But to be honest, I feel that even today.
I feel like there's so much potential in this building right now.
Is there anyone in particular that stands out to you?
As a matter of fact, there is.
There's somebody that kind of reminds me of myself,
and I guess Ava sees it, too.
And that's Je'Von Evans.
Whoa! Hey! Whoa! Kelly, you should leave.
Ava's wrong, and so are you.
Je'Von Evans is a kid. He hasn't earned a thing in this business yet.
I got no pity on him.
You hear me?
[Je'Von] Yeah, I hear you!
[man] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Break it off! Come on, guys!
[indistinct shouting]
Hell, no! Hell, no!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey, forget about him! Hey, listen to me, Je'Von! Listen to me!
Hey! I came… Hey, I came here to talk to you.
You understand? I'm here to talk to you today,
'cause you've got something special about you.
You've got something that can't be taught!
You've got heart.
And I'm telling you right now, okay? Guys like you,
guys like us, it's not gonna come easy.
I'm telling you that right now.
But for guys like us…
the sky is the limit.
You understand me, Je'Von?
The sky is the limit for you.
Good luck with everything.
Look, everyone! It's Tyler!
["MMMGORGEOUS" playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT North American Championship!
Introducing first,
from his seasonal residence in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador,
weighed in at 197 pounds,
Tyler Breeze!
[Vic] Tyler Breeze made his NXT debut
right here at Full Sail University, July of 2013.
He has never, Booker,
never won a singles title during his time in WWE.
Is, though, a former tag team champion.
[Booker T] Big pop.
["MMMGORGEOUS" continues playing]
[Vic] Well, it is NXT Homecoming.
One of the OGs is Tyler Breeze.
["With A Smile" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
"All Ego"
Ethan Page!
[Vic] Page has tried to get a bad taste out of his mouth since last week,
and also what took place this past Friday
out in Las Vegas at Worlds Collide.
It was a matchup where Ethan Page thought he had sealed the deal.
But no, it would be Dr. Wagner flying through the air,
taking out Ethan Page, to secure the victory at Worlds Collide.
[bell rings]
Still the AAA Latin American Champion is Dr. Wagner. He got that victory.
And Ethan Page, who, yes, is the the North American Champion,
did not add that gold around his waist.
And there he is, here tonight, the AAA Latin American Champion
staring a hole through Ethan Page.
[Booker T] Ethan Page was so close to making history,
I mean, this dude, Ethan Page, truly the real deal.
[Vic] Listen, all-Canadian matchup,
not only the participants, but also Adrian Butler,
the head official here in NXT.
Tyler Breeze will have to bring the whole smorgasbord, as you'd say,
to win this matchup.
He's gonna need to bring all the maple syrup, a spicy meatball,
whatever else he's gonna throw on the plate to take out All Ego.
[Booker T] Yes, indeed. Tyler Breeze is a hell of a dude.
I mean, a hell of a wrestler. But this dude right here, Ethan Page,
he's definitely on another level as far as in-ring prowess goes.
[Vic] I hear what you're saying.
For Breeze to become the 23rd Superstar to hold the North American Title…
[Booker T] It won't happen.
[Vic] As we see here, two proud Canadians, one great North American,
and one man that's just nothing but ego.
[Booker T] You know, one from the past and one from the present, as well.
I was talking to Page and said, "What do you think about, you know,
these past NXT guys coming back?"
And, you know, Ethan said, you know, the Edsel…
the Edsel was a good car in its day.
But we're Teslas now. We're hands-free.
Yes, sir. It's a new day. You feel me?
[Vic] It is, but we could be turning back the clock,
'cause Tyler Breeze has not missed a step. Just taken out Ethan Page.
And the frustration has been building in Page.
And let's talk about Breeze. He's an important figure in NXT history.
He was tapped to compete in the first match
at a TakeOver outside of Full Sail University. TakeOver Brooklyn.
He faced Jushin "Thunder" Liger.
That there, Booker, should tell the world
what he meant to the expansion of this brand.
[Booker T] Yeah, but did he come up short as far as career goes?
My thing is, you talk about not winning any singles championship.
That, right there, says a lot about Tyler Breeze.
-You happy to be home now, pal? Huh? -[crowd booing]
You happy to be home now?
[crowd continues booing]
Try smiling!
[Vic] This has been all Ethan Page in this matchup.
Now, looking for a Twisted Grin.
[crowd jeering]
Taking his time… Oh, countered by Breeze!
And Prince Pretty hoisting up All Ego.
Obviously knows he can't take Page lightly.
Looking for that Ego's Edge. Hoisting up Breeze. Sliding down.
[Booker T] Oh, baby! Slid down the back, nailed a big shot.
[Vic] Tyler knows he'll have to knock Page up-up and down-down to win gold tonight.
Could get his first singles championship! And came flying through with that forearm.
And Tyler Breeze also knows
that Ethan Page showed up at Alpha-1 Wrestling over the weekend
to glorify himself in front of his hometown,
to feed his own shattered ego.
Tyler Breeze knows he could be catching Ethan Page!
-And Page, hands on the ropes! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! Come on, ref.
[Vic] Got him! Center of the ring!
-Oh, near fall. -[Booker T] It would be big for Breeze
if he could capture the championship here tonight.
[Vic] Takedown into the cover! Shoulders down!
The referee… Oh!
-Big kick-- -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] The confidence-breaker!
Hoisting up!
-Tyler high in the air for the Ego's Edge! -[Booker T] Who's back?
[Vic] You can say that again, Book, as Page… No!
There's still some fight left in Tyler Breeze.
[Booker T] Right now, Ethan Page, surprised after that kickout by Breeze.
[Vic] And we take another look.
We've seen Ethan Page win championships on this brand.
But right now, the North American Championship is on the line,
and the North American Champion was yelling at Dr. Wagner in the front.
Tossing over Tyler Breeze, the opposition here tonight.
[Booker T] Why is Dr. Wagner here?
[Vic] Why is Ethan Page taking his eyes off of Tyler Breeze?
[Booker T] Who bought him a ticket to sit here to aggravate Ethan Page?
[Vic] Maybe it was another former North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio,
who won the AAA Mega Championship.
Mysterio, now, Double Champ Dom.
As Breeze, creating a little bit of separation.
And Tyler Breeze knows right now could be that opportunity
to make history here at Homecoming.
[Booker T] Oh, it's an opportunity now, right?
That's what Tyler Breeze just did there.
That's an opportunity, right?
[Vic] And if any part of Page is overlooking Breeze,
he better be looking right at Tyler right now,
because Tyler Breeze sinking in a figure-four.
-Tip of the cap to a former Canadian. -[Booker T] Come on, ref. Do your job.
[Vic] It's funny, Booker, when it doesn't work out for you and your crew,
it's always taking advantage. You said earlier,
"If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying!"
You said that earlier, did you not?
[Booker T] It's a good thing. But the ref needs to do his job.
[Vic] Body scissors, takedown, turning around into a single leg crab.
And Ethan Page right now, he's gotta get to the bottom rope.
Page is in trouble!
[Booker T] Breeze is going deep into his playbook here tonight, man.
[Vic] Page is crawling, trying to navigate his way.
And finally does.
And just dragging him back out!
Referee's discretion.
Page rolling around. Inside cradle! Nice counter! Cover!
And a kick-out.
North American Championship on the line!
-Into the cover! Breeze for the title! -[both exclaiming]
[Booker T] That was close. That was close right there.
Breeze just hit Ethan Page with his best shot.
He's running out of ideals right now.
He's confused. He's confused.
[Vic] Booker, take another look. Right on the button.
-Picture perfect. -[Booker T] Man!
Look at the eyes of Tyler Breeze right there.
Like I said, he's wondering right now, "What should I do? I've done everything."
-[crowd 1] Let's go, Ego! -[crowd 2] Let's go, Tyler!
[Vic] Now could be looking for the Unprettier,
trying to turn Ethan Page center of the ring.
Page able to counter, caught him, looking for Twisted Grin.
Counter, right back in for Breeze.
Breeze right now… Whoa!
These two superstars do know each other very well.
Ethan Page not taking Breeze lightly.
Breeze coming in here, Homecoming,
looking to make history, trying to capture a championship.
Just got caught.
And, Oh!
Hard-hitting offense from both these men.
[Booker T] Might have been a knockout shot there by Ethan Page.
-[Vic] NXT Universe right now… -[Booker T] Oh, no! Oh, no!
[Vic] Got caught again. And look at the NXT Universe.
-You can feel their energy rising. -[crowd cheers]
-[Vic] Spinning heel kick. -[Booker T] Got to be kidding me.
-[crowd] One, two… -Got to be kidding me. Whoa!
Tyler Breeze playing a little possum right there.
[Vic] So, so close.
[crowd chanting] That was three!
[Vic] We are live at Full Sail University for NXT Homecoming.
The North American Championship is on the line.
The Champion, Ethan Page, taking on the challenger, Tyler Breeze.
-[Booker T] Wow. -[Vic] Breeze, an OG on this brand.
Looking to win, looking to capture his first piece of Singles Gold,
and, Booker, he was so close!
[Booker T] Like I said, Tyler Breeze
was playing a little possum there in the corner,
and it almost paid off for him, but-- Here we go. Oh! My God!
Got caught there by Ethan Page.
[Vic] Took a little bit too much time, and now just getting hung out to dry!
But a Twisted Grin from the top.
-And Page steals the smiles… -[bell dings]
-["With A Smile" playing] -[Vic] …of the NXT Universe.
[Rome] Here is your winner,
and still the NXT North American Champion…
-[Vic] Boom! -[Rome] …Ethan Page!
[Vic] And look, after the selfie last week,
Page certainly wants to put a Twisted Grin permanently on the face of Prince Pretty.
But I got a feeling, Booker, that someone else
has some unfinished business with our North American Champion.
["With A Smile" continues]
[tuts] Of course Ethan gets off easy again, bruh.
[Priest] I know exactly who can take him down.
Yo, Damian. Damian Priest. Yo, man, what's good?
-What's good is I've been watching you. -Yeah?
And real talk, you're so close to making it to the next level.
I know what that feels like 'cause I was there.
For me, right in this arena,
TakeOver: In Your House, me versus Finn Bálor,
that's where it clicked for me.
Right? And then shortly after, I go on and I win the North American Championship.
-[mutters] -The same one you want.
And I did it in a Ladder Match. But what the best part was is that
right after I had the greatest celebration in NXT history in a hot tub.
-A Jacuzzi, bro? -Right there.
[laughs]
I see that in your future.
That means a lot coming from you, seriously.
Well, I see it so much that I spoke to Ava.
-Okay. -And now No Mercy…
-Yeah? -…it's you
-versus Ethan Page… -[grunts] Let's go, bro!
…for the North American Championship.
I appreciate you, Damian! Come on, bro. I needed this, bro.
-Thank you so much. -My pleasure.
-Just handle your business, all right? -I will. I promise. Just watch.
-I'ma do me, watch. -All right.
And if you need any advice, just talk to me.
Since you're right here, bro, I've got so many questions. First off…
[Vic] That's a hell of an announcement, but Big G is here
with No Mercy NXT Championship competitors as his guests.
Grayson Waller Effect is live. It's next.
[rock music playing]
♪ Hard work ♪
-♪ Let's go! ♪ -♪ Now do it because I say so, say so ♪
♪ When I pop out they lay low, they know ♪
♪ Blood run hot But that heart go stay froze ♪
♪ You know how they go, I can't stop ♪
♪ Ask who did it, I did it, I does it ♪
♪ They finished, they talkin', I live it ♪
♪ You know where I'm headed My fight, my business… ♪
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a very special
Homecoming edition of the Grayson Waller Effect.
-[song fades out] -[scattered cheering]
The most important talk show in the history of NXT,
the most charismatic, the most talented superstar in NXT history,
and I've never stepped foot in Full Sail University.
-[man] Grayson, you suck! -That's okay. I'm not impressed.
NXT wasn't good till I got here anyway.
[crowd booing]
But, hey, let's get the show started hot,
because right now, I've got both competitors
competing for the NXT Championship at No Mercy right here.
So let's introduce them. First of all, the challenger.
The Temu Labubu Grayson Waller,
-Ricky Saints! -[scattered cheering]
And his opponent,
the NXT Champion.
Can I get a "hoo-hoo" for Oba Femi!
[crowd] Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
Wow, what a treat, boys. This feels great. It feels good to be kind of home.
But, hey, let's get to it.
These idiot NXT fans, they'll cheer for anything.
-So they like both of you. -[crowd booing]
But only one of you can win at No Mercy.
So who's it going to be? Is it going to be Oba-rated?
-[scattered whooping] -[crowd exclaims] Oh!
Or is it going to be Ricky Soft?
[crowd exclaiming]
[indistinct shouting from crowd]
Grayson, you puppet.
-I'll humor you tonight. -[man shouting] Whoop his ass!
I already said this before and I'll say it again.
Ricky, I don't think you're very special.
[crowd] Hoo!
Because ever since you signed to NXT,
you've been acting like you're the best thing since sliced bread
with your fancy entrance
and your flamboyant dressing and your iconic pose.
But despite everything you have going for you,
I can't help but be underwhelmed by you.
Because, Ricky, I eat, sleep and breathe this title.
But you, ever since you got here, all you've done is look past this brand
and worry about when you're going to get called up to Raw, SmackDown
so you can carry Cody Rhodes' bags.
[crowd exclaiming]
So, at No Mercy, I will show you the door
and you can carry as many bags as you like,
but you can't carry this title.
[crowd exclaiming, chattering]
Oh, Oba, you are not familiar with my game, brother.
I think it's real cute that a guy I recruited straight out of college
wants to talk about friendships.
But let me go further than that.
You know, you were scouted, you were sponsored.
What is Oba Femi without the title, huh?
Who are you at the core of it?
You act like you got a warrior spirit, but more like you're just a pampered athlete.
[crowd exclaiming] Oh!
But I know who I am.
And you want to talk about hype, I grinded for that, I worked for that.
Hell, in fact, eight years ago at the PC,
three days, I poured my energy, I poured my effort into it
just to go home to get an automated email that said no.
And you know what I realized? I realized that no matter how hard you try,
no matter how much you pour yourself into something,
it just does not work out the way that you predicted.
But guess what it does?
Because I'm standing right here,
I realize that a delay is not a denial.
And I will always gamble on myself.
And it may not mean anything to you,
but everything that I've given to this business
outside of these four walls means everything to me.
[crowd cheers]
So come No Mercy, I am not gonna be delayed,
I am not gonna be denied.
I am going to be the NXT Champion.
Why? Because I am absolute Ricky freaking Saints.
[Trick] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hold on, hold on, hold on one second.
[crowd jeering]
Y'all gonna have to hit the pause button on everything you got going on
because the truth is, Oba,
you holding something that still belongs to me.
I'm talking about that NXT Title.
Ricky Saints, I don't know why you boo-boo face.
You need to mind your business while grown folk talking.
[crowd exclaims]
Because this here started way before you got here.
Matter of fact, the only reason you're here
is because Trick and Oba made NXT hot again.
-Let's talk about it. -[crowd exclaims]
Hey, you know what, Trick?
Let's talk about it. Because I run the show.
So you know what? Ricky, you're gonna love this. I have an idea.
I'm actually gonna talk to Ava and Santino.
And how about next week on NXT,
we do Trick Williams, the TNA Champion,
one-on-one with the NXT Champion, Oba Femi…
-[imperceptible] -Whoa, you're gonna love this.
Title for title,
winner takes all.
Hey, hey, here's the bit you'll love…
And then the winner faces Ricky Saints at No Mercy.
-What do we think, boys? -[crowd cheering]
Let's go!
[Grayson] Trick, you love it, don't you? You love it, eh?
I can already see all the TNA flops crying online…
[mockingly] …"Oh, the TNA title needs to come home."
Hey, those three letters are only relevant because I just said them.
And that is the Grayson Waller--
Trick.
Next week, I'm going to beat you and take that TNA championship
[audience cheering]
And then at No Mercy, I'm going to successfully
defend both titles against you and send you out in disgrace.
[audience exclaims]
And that is the Oba Femi rub.
[audience exclaims]
[Oba Femi's theme playing]
-[indistinct chatter] -It's my time!
[Vic] Well, we will see if that gets made official.
Who will be the TNA champion and NXT champion?
Come No Mercy.
[Oba Femi's theme continues]
[announcer] Time for tonight's NXT Spotlight.
[upbeat music playing]
I've been thinking, we need a fresh start,
and I don't know if that means new music, new jackets or something bigger.
But don't worry, I actually came up with a whole bunch of ideas last night.
Wren, we don't need any of this.
Look, NQCC, we've fallen on hard times,
-but all we have to do is refocus. -This will help.
Which is why I've decided I need to go to Japan for a month.
-What? -Come back a new man.
And you're gonna hold down the fort while I'm gone.
Now, I don't need you to do anything.
But, you know, I know with me being gone, it's gonna be--
Glorious! [chuckles]
[audience gasping]
Oh my goodness. Bobby Roode, can you do the thing?
Can you do the thing? Like…
Sure.
♪ Glorious! ♪
Where is it coming from?
-Every time I see-- -There!
-[indistinct chatter] -That's so cool.
-Don't you dare! Don't do it! Don't! -It's almost like Joe Hendry.
♪ Say his name and he appears ♪
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
[claps twice]
Joe Hendry.
As a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion myself.
I got to tell you, seeing you walk down that aisle with that title
in your hand at Wrestlemania was absolutely glorious.
But now that you're in NXT, there's another championship
that I once held that you need to focus on.
-And that's the NXT Title. -[gasps]
And when that day comes, just know
I'll be rooting for you.
Bobby, the fact that someone of your stature thinks that I can do it…
[determined exhale]
-…means the world. -Got it.
Good luck. See you guys.
[audience cheering]
Look… [mild scoff]
Wren, for God's sake,
don't do anything that I wouldn't do when I'm gone, all right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course, I will.
-Please? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Vic] Live here on the campus of Full Sail University,
-Lexis King decided, uh… -[Booker T] Star of all television, man.
NXT Homecoming.
[audience jeering]
And who better to celebrate with than the flesh and blood of NXT,
-the face of NXT… -[jeering continues]
Lexis Homecoming King?
[loud jeering]
Now, now, now, I got something to say.
I don't know if I should say it.
It might ruffle a few feathers.
But let's just say that the black and gold era of NXT is…
overrated.
[jeering continues]
You know, it just doesn't hold up to the standard of today's wrestling.
It doesn't, and it doesn't matter how much you all cheer
and celebrate the stars of the past.
bBecause the truth is, they don't care about you.
They've moved on, but me, I haven't.
I'm here now and I'm a star.
And there's a target on my back.
Which is why last week, I was assaulted by Myles Borne, beaten to a pulp
with a steel chair in the darkness.
[audience] You deserve it!
Myles Borne, you are a sick and disgusting, evil, vile deaf man.
[audience chanting] You deserve it!
Which is why
Ava agrees with me and she set up a match with us for next week.
A Lights Out match.
You want to dance in the dark, Myles, well, I'm gonna knock your lights out.
[audience gasps]
[audience cheering]
[Finn Bálor's theme playing]
[audience cheering]
[Vic] What a surprise, Booker.
One of the greatest NXT superstars
of all time has come home.
[Booker T] You gotta be kidding me.
This is big.
[audience cheering]
[Finn Bálor's theme playing]
[indistinct cheering]
[audience whooping]
I feel good. I feel real, real good.
[laughs]
Just a sec.
[Vic] The NXT Universe on their feet for Finn Bálor,
[audience cheering]
I just feel good.
[loud cheering]
[audience whooping]
[whooping continues]
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Booker.
Lexis King just got dropped again by Myles Borne,
Boom!
[audience cheering]
Doesn't look like Lexis is talking now, is he, Booker?
[Booker T] This is not fair, man. Come on.
-[Vic] Cap off… -[Booker T] This is not fair.
[audience chants] Coup de Grâce!
-[Vic] A little Coup de Grâce… -[Booker T] Oh!
-God! -[Vic] …from Finn Bálor!
[audience cheering]
[Finn Bálor's theme playing]
[Vic] What another moment made, here at Homecoming.
[audience cheering]
NXT Universe on their feet for Finn Bálor.
Myles Borne, Lexis King, next week, meet in a Lights Out match,
[audience whooping]
[Vic] And Booker, we've been talking about it all night.
TNA wrestlers have been very vocal on social media,
including someone like Steve Maclin, who is a former TNA World Champion.
So get ready, because it's been agreed upon by all parties.
The landscape of two brands is going to shift.
Trick Williams, Oba Femi, TNA title, NXT title.
Who will be at the top of both those brands?
We find out live next week here on NXT.
And also the finals have arrived.
Lainey Reid, Candice LeRae,
who will be the Speed Championship No. 1 Contender
and face Sol Ruca September 27.
No Mercy implications next week.
Also here on NXT.
[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
[Fatal Influence's theme playing]
[Vic] Do you still feel the same way about everybody in TNA tonight?
-I mean, they're lighting up social media. -[Booker T] Social media.
Stay off the Internet.
All right. Do me that one favor.
[Fatal Influence's theme continues]
-[audience jeering] -[bell dinging]
[Rome] The following is a Six-Woman Tag Team Match
-scheduled for one fall. -[Booker T] Yeah!
Introducing first, Jazmyn Nyx, Fallon Henley,
and the NXT Women's Champion, Jacy Jayne.
Fatal Influence.
Oh, I'm sure you feel that this is unfair for these three.
[Vic] Main Event, next.
DarkState. Last week, you retained
-the NXT Tag Team titles. -Right.
But it wasn't as smooth as you may have anticipated.
You had another run in with Joe Hendr--
-Hey ,easy, easy. -Hey. Hey, man.
The only thing that matters right now is that we still got the gold.
Hey, we ain't worried about you know who.
Hey, easy, now, easy.
Hey, you know the deal. All right?
Fall in line and get put down. You feel me?
Yeah, fall in line and get put down. You feel me, you feel me.
-[audience cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
-[Saquon] Is you lost, brother? -[Osiris] No, let me guess.
Here to tell us you got a problem with us, right?
Oh, no, I ain't got no problem with y'all. I ain't crazy. I watch the product.
But what I do see is those NXT Tag Team championships.
And I see a time where we made a lot of memories.
A lot of memories right here in Full Sail.
But no matter what, y'all are here tonight home together.
I just wish I knew how that felt.
Heard you. But that's, uh…
That's real funny coming from you, ain't it?
Hey, you know what? You're right there, handsome young blood.
But what y'all need to worry about is the target on them big old backs.
Man, they can try--
[DarkState arguing]
[Vic] Well, there is the EST Bianca Belair.
She is live, welcome home to NXT.
[Booker T] Buddy, baby, buddy.
[Vic] And there is Fatal Influence set for our Main Event.
We started the night with the WWE Women's Tag Team titles.
We end it
with these six women getting ready to do battle.
[audience whooping]
[Lyra Valkyria's theme playing]
-[indistinct shouting] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] 24 hours ago on RAW, she defeated Roxanne Perez.
Can't be at 100% after what transpired after that matchup,
but Lyra Valkyria will give it a go here tonight at NXT Homecoming.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker laughs cunningly]
[Corey] Big week for the Archangel, could become
the Women's World Champion, Saturday.
[recording] This is my brutality…
[Rome] And their opponents,
the team of Lyra Valkyria,
Stephanie Vaquer,
and Rhea Ripley!
[Vic] You can't even deny that this isn't a dream team trio.
-[Booker T] Oh, yeah, baby! -[Corey] Who you pointing at?
[Booker T] Stephanie was looking at me, man!
[Corey] She wasn't looking at you, she was looking at the NXT logo.
[Booker T] This is truly the trifecta! Oh, yeah, man!
[Vic] All joking aside,
before we get this matchup underway, I gotta go back.
I know I've been hard on it, Booker--
-[Booker T] Hold on, dog. -[Vic] And right off Rip.
[Booker T] You ain't lying. Right off the Rip.
[Vic] They know they're in danger, they should be doing this.
This is smart strategy.
[Booker T] This is great strategy.
There's Jacy Jayne. Right there, taking control.
[Vic] They know Lyra competed 24 hours ago.
They also know that Stephanie Vaquer competed 24 hours ago against Kairi Sane.
Fatal Influence starting fast in this main event.
[Booker T] Yes, indeed. Imma tell you right now,
Rhea Ripley is the longest reigning veteran in this matchup right here.
And I tell you, it's not helping right now.
It's not helping cause Fatal Influence is looking to rain the hammer down.
Yes, man!
[Corey] Jacy Jayne just measuring, of course,
it was Stephanie Vaquer, shoulders down, who lost to Jacy Jayne.
Losing that NXT Women's title, shoulder down, looking for the cover,
looking for the win.
[Vic] Charging in. And, nice hurricanrana.
But, you know, as this matchup goes on, Book, I've got to be bringing up
TNA wrestlers. Personalities have been nonstop on social media.
They are angry at that TNA and NXT championship announcement
for that matchup next week, live.
[Booker T] I get it. If I was in TNA, I'd be upset as well.
I'd be looking to be first in line right now, those guys are getting
the worse for wear as far as getting title shots.
-[Corey] Well, it comes live-- -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Corey] and we're gonna need to keep an eye
on Lyra's lower back, been bothering her for weeks.
-[Booker T] The footwork -[Vic] And Booker how hard is it…
…is it to overcome a back injury?
[Booker T] Your back injuries are the toughest injuries in the business.
And the thing is, if you get the work in, that's gonna even make it worse.
It's time,
try to rest it right now.
You don't have a whole lot of time right now in NXT…
Oh, my God!
[Corey] Charlotte Flair called the women the backbone of NXT.
They put it on display here tonight
and Jazmyn Nyx rethinking that bad decision.
[Jazmyn Nyx shrieking]
[Vic] Jazmyn just got tossed into a Fatal Influence.
Look who's standing tall!
What a main event here that continues on Homecoming.
[Corey] Jazmyn Nyx right now applying the pressure,
looking for the submission on Lyra Valkyria.
and Jazmyn Nyx, Fatal Influence, they weathered that early storm.
They got a hot start into the matchup,
but they've been able to apply the pressure back.
Take this match up over and Jacy Jayne right now--
[Booker T] Oh, baby!
…look to serve, Lyra was so close to getting the tag back up.
But that West Virginia soccer kick connects, cover by Nyx and a near fall.
[Booker T] How about about the growth of Jazmyn Nyx
You're seeing it right here before our very eyes.
She's looking really, really good, contributing to this team.
I love it, man.
[Corey] Full Sail University sold out for NXT Homecoming, tag was made.
Fallon Henley back in.
And is Fallon Henley someone who's undervalued by Jacy Jayne?
[Booker T] Wouldn't necessary say that.
But there's a lot of competition, and there can only be one champion at a time.
Fallon Henley worked that championship.
But right now she has to be a team team player.
[Vic] Tag was made. Jacy Jayne is legal, cheap shot at Rhea Ripley.
Into the cover, hook of the leg and a near fall.
And again, it was Jayne who defeated Stephanie Vaquer
to become the Women's Champion 112 days ago.
And you're right. She is preparing for a matchup.
She's preparing for Lola Vice a week from Saturday at No Mercy.
But right now is getting caught in a crucifix.
Shoulders are down, and another near fall for Lyra Valkyria
and more reactions coming in, in regards to that title versus title match.
That's your guy, that's Moose.
[Booker T] I totally understand why Moose is a little ticked off right now.
I'm sure he has a huge gripe, as far as why is he not in line
-for a title shot. -[Corey] Sit down power bomb.
So much, though, taken out of Lyra Valkyria's
lower back, she couldn't get the cover.
Right here at our feet is Rhea Ripley. Rhea Ripley right now is down.
Stephanie Vaquer is trying to get back into the match up.
Vaquer reaching out, would love to get her hands on Jacy Jayne,
who made the tag, in comes Nyx and Vaquer looking to fly.
[Booker T] Oh, baby! Here we go!
[Vic] Wiping out Jazmyn Nyx!
[Corey] Turning around, big souplex.
-[Vic] Listen to the NXT universe. -[Booker T] Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] Feeding off the energy!
Building momentum to Wrestlepalooza this Saturday in Indianapolis.
[Booker T] I can feel it in my bones!
[Vic] We don't even have a fan over here to cool off Booker.
That's all…
Looking for the SVB,
Jacy Jayne saving the day.
Oh, no. Forearm shot.
Jazmyn coming in with that heel kick right to the face.
[Booker T] Jazmyn Nyx is growing right before our very eyes.
You're talking about perhaps a future champion in Jazmyn Nyx.
[Vic] Take a look for this two for one,
a little sling shot right into that Nyx kick.
Fallon legal, into the cover, shoulders down, and a near fall.
No one is more amazing at turning love into hatred.
-like Jacy Jayne. -[Booker T] Feel the gas, Fallon.
[Corey] Who just tagged back into the matchup.
You take a look at Jacy's past.
Her attitude makes it hard to stay in her good graces
as she charges in, swings wildly, tag was made!
And Mommy's home!
[Booker T] Here comes the Rip. Big drop kick from Rhea.
[Corey] Rhea won the NXT Women's Championship here in Full Sail in 2019,
defeating Shayna Baszler, till this date, the only superstar to defend
an NXT Championship on the grandest stage of them all,
that of course being Wrestlemania.
[Booker T] Rhea Ripley is on fire right now, man.
[Corey] Rhea's so excited to be back here at Full Sail University
competed also in the Mania, looking to pick up the win tonight.
But Fallon just saved Jacy for the moment.
Oh, Vaquer! Referee Derek Sanders.
Well, it's referee's discretion, I suppose.
A little two for one, and look who's standing…
[Booker T] Wait a minute.
All legal. See it.
[Vic] Lyra taking out Nyx.
[Booker T] Here we go. Oh, baby.
Yes!
-[Vic] Incoming! -[Booker T] Yes.
[Vic] Are you okay?
[Booker T] I'm feeling it. Oh, yes!
We're gonna do it.
Oh, yeah!
[Vic] My gosh, you started to sweat through your suit.
I can see the streaks.
There's Vaquer, right out here in front of us.
And I don't even remember who the hell is legal right now.
-[Booker T] Big shot! -[Vic] Fallon just got wiped out.
Jazmyn wiped out, Jacy Jayne looking to run.
Rhea Ripley, there's nowhere to run for Jacy.
Lola Vice, the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship.
You talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place, Booker?
Oh, that back fist!
Right into Rhea Ripley.
Who's looking for the Rip Tide.
Who says you can't go home?
[bell dinging]
[Rome] Here are your winners.
The team of Lyra Valkyria,
Stephanie Vaquer,
and Rhea Ripley!
[Corey] Go ahead, Book, get you some water.
What a main event.
We just witnessed the women,
truly the backbone of this brand, Lola Vice,
letting her opponent know at No Mercy that she's right around the corner.
And just like that, we might have a new NXT Women's Champion after No Mercy.
[Vic] What a night it was.
What a Homecoming for NXT.
TNA has a lot to say about this match.
I mean, my Twitter's been blowing up.
Ava, I don't envy you your job anymore.
Looks like you've got trouble on your hands next week.
Mm-hmm.
May the best man win.
He will. est man win.